2011 Gent–Wevelgem

The 2011 Gent–Wevelgem was the 73rd running of the Gent–Wevelgem cycling race, held on 27 March 2011. Quick-Step's Tom Boonen won the race in a sprint finish ahead of Leopard Trek rider Daniele Bennati and Tyler Farrar of Garmin–Cervélo.^[1]

2011 Gent–Wevelgem

2011 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 27
Tom Boonen riding at Kemmelberg.
Race details
Dates	27 March
Stages	1
Distance	219 km (136.1 mi)
Results
Winner  Tom Boonen (BEL) (Quick-Step)   Second  Daniele Bennati (ITA) (Leopard Trek)   Third  Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Cervélo)
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Teams

As this is a UCI World Tour event, the organisers are obliged to give a place to each of the 18 ProTour teams. They also invited 7 wild card teams, indicated with an asterisk below. Each of the 25 teams were permitted up to eight riders: 196 riders began the race.^[2]

• Ag2r–La Mondiale
• Astana
• BMC Racing Team
• Cofidis*
• Team Europcar*
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• FDJ*
• Garmin–Cervélo
• HTC–Highroad
• Landbouwkrediet*
• Lampre–ISD
• Liquigas–Cannondale
• Leopard Trek
• Omega Pharma–Lotto
• Quick-Step
• Rabobank
• Skil–Shimano*
• Team Katusha
• Movistar Team
• Team RadioShack
• Saxo Bank–SunGard
• Team Sky
• Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator*
• Vacansoleil–DCM
• Veranda's Willems–Accent*

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI World Tour Points
1	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step	4h 35' 00"	80
2	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Leopard Trek	s.t.	60
3	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	s.t.	50
4	André Greipel (GER)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	s.t.	40
5	Lloyd Mondory (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	s.t.	30
6	Mitchell Docker (AUS)	Skil–Shimano	s.t.	-
7	Bernhard Eisel (AUT)	HTC–Highroad	s.t.	14
8	Kristof Goddaert (BEL)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	s.t.	10
9	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	s.t.	6
10	Baden Cooke (AUS)	Saxo Bank–SunGard	s.t.	2